A Reference Guide to White Dwarfs Including Their Properties, Formation, Variability, and More

By: Sand, Charlene

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This book provides comprehensive information about white dwarfs, which is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. White dwarfs are very dense, with mass comparable to that of the Sun and its volume comparable to that of the Earth. Its faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored thermal energy. The unusual faintness of white dwarfs was first recognized in 1910 by Henry Norris Russell, Edward Charles Pickering, and Williamina Fleming. White dwarfs are thought to be the final evolutionary state of all stars whose mass is not high enough to supernova. Read about notable white dwarfs including the Van Maanen's star, Sirius B, Procyon B, and much more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276156510
• ISBN13: 9781276156516
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"